Tenth anniversary Woofa-Roo Pet Festival held at the Libro Centre

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Eric Caron brought his Mastiff Walter to Woof-a-Roo and Walter was the winner of the howling contest.

For Shanra Martin of Windsor, Woof-a-Roof gave her a chance to see how well behaved her 11-month old Silver Standard Poodle Flint would be around other dogs.

“We are here with Ren’s Pets. I wanted him to do some new things,” said Martin.

She has been devoting two hours each day since Flint was 14 weeks old, and the training has paid off.

“When dogs bark, he wants to bark. He’s a puppy and very fun-loving.”

One of the favoured attractions at Woof-a-Roo was the display put on by the Windsor and Chatham-Kent Police K-9 teams. Handlers put their four-legged partners through a lot of drills and despite the large audience watching, performed as if they were on the job.

The dock-diving was well-watched as dogs of all breeds and experience had a chance to see how far they could jump into the water and fetch a toy.

Birds of Prey demonstrations, dog races and canine brain games were also at this year’s festival. Wismer’s Clydesdales of

Amherstburg hitched up their fourhorse team and the champions did not disappoint.

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